North Woods: A Novel by Daniel Mason Paperback Book

Description: North Woods by Daniel Mason NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEARA WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across the centuries—"a time-spanning, genre-blurring work of storytelling magic" (The Washington Post) from the Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Piano Tuner and The Winter Soldier."With the expansiveness and immersive feeling of two-time Booker Prize nominee David Mitchells fiction (Cloud Atlas), the wicked creepiness of Edgar Allan Poe, and Masons bone-deep knowledge of and appreciation for the natural world thats on par with that of Thoreau, North Woods fires on all cylinders."—San Francisco ChronicleNew York Times Book Review Editors Choice • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, The Boston Globe, NPR, Chicago Public Library, The Star Tribune, The Economist, The Christian Science Monitor, Real Simple, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, BookreporterWhen two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devote himself to growing apples. A pair of spinster twins navigate war and famine, envy and desire. A crime reporter unearths an ancient mass grave—only to discover that the earth refuse to give up their secrets. A lovelorn painter, a sinister con man, a stalking panther, a lusty beetle: As the inhabitants confront the wonder and mystery around them, they begin to realize that the dark, raucous, beautiful past is very much alive.This magisterial and highly inventive novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason brims with love and madness, humor and hope. Following the cycles of history, nature, and even language, North Woods shows the myriad, magical ways in which were connected to our environment, to history, and to one another. It is not just an unforgettable novel about secrets and destinies, but a way of looking at the world that asks the timeless question: How do we live on, even after were gone? FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Daniel Mason is the author of The Piano Tuner, A Far Country, The Winter Soldier, and A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His work has been translated into twenty-eight languages, adapted for opera and the stage, and awarded, among others, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, a California Book Award, an O. Henry Prize, and a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an assistant professor in the Stanford University department of psychiatry. Review "Dazzling . . . a brave and original book, which invents its own form. It is both intimate and epic, playful and serious. To read it is to travel to the limits of what the novel can do."—The Guardian (US)"A time-spanning, genre-blurring work of storytelling magic . . . Each chapter germinates its own form while sending out tendrils that entwine beneath the surface of the novel . . . As [Mason] floats through thrillers, a bit of comic noir, erotic paranormal fiction and other genres, its hard to imagine there is anything he cant do . . ."—The Washington Post"Gorgeous . . . a tale of ephemerality and succession, of the way time accrues in layers, like sedimentary soil."—NPR"Brilliantly combines the granularity of realism with the timeless, shimmering allure of myth . . . Sui generis fiction . . . The forest and the trees: Mason keeps both in clear view in his eccentric and exhilarating novel."—The New York Times Book Review"It seems almost a magic trick, the way in which Mason knits his lives into a single tale."—Erica Wagner, The Sunday Times"A treatise on forest management (and mismanagement), a hallucinatory dream sequence, and an anthropologists lifes work all rolled into one. North Woods fires on all cylinders by engaging all the senses as it transports readers through history."—San Francisco Chronicle"A tender lament for our vanishing earthly paradise. . . . its hard not to come away feeling a bit wistful, seeing what weve lost and imagining what lies ahead in our probably dystopian future."—The Boston Globe"Enthralling . . . the bigger point of North Woods is how much is forgotten or never known. This resonates at a time when Americans are arguing about what version of history students should be taught."—The Economist"This is . . . a cunningly contrived and beautifully intricate book . . ."—The Scotsman"[A] magisterial mosaic . . . Truly triumphant."—Booklist, Starred Review "Its a dazzling high-wire act—and its thrilling to read . . . There are a lot of great books coming out this fall but, if I were you, Id start with this one."—The Star Tribune"North Woods is a monumental achievement of polyphony and humanity . . . I loved it."—Maggie OFarrell, New York Times bestselling author of Hamnet"North Woods is the most original and spellbinding novel Ive read in ages. Mason makes bramble, brush, and orchard come alive with the spirits of their unforgettable former inhabitants. Their lives . . . had me glued to my seat."—Abraham Verghese, New York Times bestselling author of The Covenant of Water"Ambitious, alive, and lush . . . I emerged from this book as though from an enchanted forest, covered in leaves and changed by what I had seen there. . . . Electrifying."—Tess Gunty, author of The Rabbit Hutch"North Woods is a sui generis work of pure brilliance, an epic written with a miniaturists precision. Daniel Mason has unearthed . . . a universal story of loss and reclamation. Its the best book Ive read in ages."—Anthony Marra, author of Mercury Pictures Presents"Mason depicts all of [the] stories with sympathy, sensitivity, and affectionate humor. Epic in scope and ambitious in style, this book succeeds on all counts. Highly recommended."—Library Journal (starred review)"Readers, too, will find themselves in an entrancing fictional realm . . . Like the house at its center, a book that is multitudinous and magical."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Each arc is beautifully, heartbreakingly conveyed, stitching together subtle connections across time. This astonishes."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)"North Woods is a love poem to the human and natural history of Western Massachusetts . . . wise, profound, chilling, carnal and funny."—BookPage Details ISBN0593597044 Author Daniel Mason Publisher Random House USA Inc Year 2024 ISBN-10 0593597044 ISBN-13 9780593597040 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-10-01 Imprint Random House Trade Paperbacks Subtitle A Novel Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 813.6 Illustrations 25 BLACK-&-WHITE PHOTOS Audience General US Release Date 2024-10-01 Pages 400 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161524181;

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